She wraps herself in a towel and goes to look through the peephole. At the door is Jake, a friend of her live-in boyfriend. She opens the door a crack and asks him what he needs.
Jake looks down at her towel, which barely covers her body, and his eyes go wide. "Damn, girl, you're looking good. I'll give you $500 if you drop that towel right now."
The woman is shocked, but she thinks it over and decides that $500 is $500, and her boyfriend doesn't need to know. She grins and drops the towel, giving him a long look before picking the towel back up to cover herself. Jake thanks her and pulls $500 in cash out of his pocket, hands it over to her, and leaves.
She goes back inside and finds her boyfriend watching TV in the den. "That was your friend Jake at the door," she says.
"Oh, really? Awesome!" he replies. "Did he give you the $500 he owes me?"
Joke Poo: The Pigeon Loan
A Wall Street banker steps out for a smoke and notices a pigeon perched on a nearby bench. The pigeon is meticulously tearing up hundred-dollar bills.
Intrigued, the banker approaches and asks, "Excuse me, Mr. Pigeon, why are you destroying all that money?"
The pigeon puffs out its chest and replies, "I just got out of the shower, and that’s what I do for all my loans. I will give it to you in its original form if you strip down naked."
The banker, initially disgusted, thinks about his upcoming yacht payment. "A few moments of awkwardness for a financial windfall? Alright," he reasons. He quickly disrobes, enduring the stares of passersby.
The pigeon, unfazed, calmly gathers the shredded money, hands it to the banker, and says, "Thank you."
The banker, humiliated but richer, returns to his office. His secretary says, "Mr. Henderson, that was the building inspector downstairs. Did he finally give you the shredded evidence of that illegal loan you approved?"
Alright, let’s break down this joke and see what comedic gold we can mine.
Joke Dissection:
- Setup: A woman in a vulnerable (nearly naked) situation is presented with a tempting, yet morally questionable, offer.
- Twist: The punchline reveals a pre-existing agreement between the boyfriend and Jake, undermining the woman’s perceived cunning and transforming her action into a simple debt collection.
- Themes: Deals, financial deception (or lack thereof), relationships, unexpected outcomes, and a bit of implied nudity/awkwardness.
- Humor Style: Situational irony, surprise.
Key Elements:
- Towel: Symbol of vulnerability, modesty, and the initial bargaining chip.
- $500: The temptation, the perceived value, and ultimately, the object of a prior arrangement.
- Jake: The seemingly opportunistic friend, revealed to be a mere messenger/debtor.
- Boyfriend: The unsuspecting instigator of the entire comedic scenario.
Comedic Enrichment – New Joke/Observation:
Observation:
The real humor isn’t in the woman "fooling" her boyfriend, it’s that Jake probably dreaded that interaction! Imagine having to casually stroll up to your buddy’s barely-clothed girlfriend and be like, "So, about that $500…" The sheer awkwardness of having to follow through on that ‘favor’ is hilarious.
Did you know?
The average price for a quality towel set is around $75. This joke’s setup effectively posits that this woman valued a brief moment of exposure more than six luxury towel sets… or perhaps she secretly hated the old ones and saw an opportunity to upgrade, courtesy of Jake and her boyfriend’s shady dealings. One can only assume she went out and bought the most luxurious towel set the very next day!